Weather-strip



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.WBATHER STRIP.

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" .NiTE STATES JESSE SHILLIN G, SR., AND JESSE SHILLING, J R.,' OF TROY, OHIO.

WEATHER-STRIP.

sPncIPIcA-mor: forming part of Letters Patent No. 329 ,226, dated October 27, 1885.

Application filed April 15, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JESSE SHILLING, Sr., and JESSE SHILLIN G, Jr. citizens ofthe United States of America, residing at Troy, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weather-Strips; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apper tains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to automatically-opcrating weather-strips.

The invention, broadly stated, consists of a plate or strip, which is attached to the door, and has ears or bearings formed therewith or attached thereto, a strip adapted to have rock ing bearing upon or within the plate or strip attached to the door, and having at one end a spiral spring and projecting screw or pin, and at the other end an outwardly-projecting spiral bit adapted to engage with a pin or stud on the door-frame, so as to throw down the apron or strip, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents an elevation of a door having our improvementsapplied thereto. Fig. 2 represents a rear perspective of one form of our improved strip, with the parts in the position they assume when the door is open. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the parts when the door is closed and the strip is in operative position. Fig. 4 represents a front perspective and Fig. 5 a rear perspective view of another form of strip constructed according to our invention,

Fig. 4 showing the position of the parts when the door is open and Fig. 5 their position when the door is closed.

A represents a door, our improved weatherstrip being shown as attached thereto.

B represents the door jamb or frame within that portion of the frame B at which thedoor is hinged, and so as to project inwardly'there r from is inserted a screw, pin, or stud, 0, whose office it is, as will be presently described, to operate the strip upon the closure of the door. D represents a strip i of metal, wood, or

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other suitable material, which is attached to I the bottom outer face of the door in the man- 'ner shown in the drawings. This strip has a straight or other shaped upper portion, E, ac-

From the under face of the strip D depends at one end an eye or hook, G, and at the other end an eye box or nut, G, having a spiral bore. The apron H is composed of an upper curved portion, I, adapted to fit the curve of the lower portion of the strip D, and a straight outwardly and downwardly extending flange, J, which, when the door is closed, extends across the space between the bottom of the door and the sill.

K represents a block or socket attached to I the under face of the curved portion I of the apron H, and within which one end of a spiral spring, A, is secured, said spring extending to and impinging against the inner edge of the hook or eye G adjacent thereto, and depending from the strip D, as above described.

L represents a screw, which passes through the spring to and into the block K, for the purpose of serving as a guide upon which-the spring and apron may reciprocate.

M represents a socket or block attached to the under side of the curved part I of the apron H, and within which is secured one end of a spiral bit, N, its other end being received into and reciprocating within the spiral box or nut G, attached to the under face of the strip D as the apron is caused to assume its open and closed positions. The hook or eye G and eye box or nut G depending from the under face of the strip D at its respective ends,

and the blocks or sockets K and M being attached to the under face of the curved part I of the apron H,.it will be seen that by attachingthe rear of the spring A and the .rear of Y the spiral bit N to or within the respective blocks K and M attached to the apron, and in connecting the opposite ends of said spring and bit with the eye G and block G attached to the strip D, said strip and apron are thus connected together.

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. 55. cording to the contour of the lower portion of In the preferred form of weather -strip shown in the drawings the strip is composed of two strips of metal,wood,or other suitable material, hinged together near their respective ends by means of a spiral spring and a spiral bit, and having semicircular or curved portions, which rest against each other, and within the curved portion of the upper member of which the apron reciprocates; but, if desired, this construction may be modified, after the manner represented in Figs. 4 and 5, by attaching to the bottom flange, J, of the apron a strip, 0, of india-rnbber or other suitable material, which may either have a rigid backing-strip, P, or not, as preferred, and the apron in this case may be formed with or have attached thereto a tubular portion,Q, hinged at one end to the strip D,attached to the door by an eye or hook,G, and spring and screw,and at the opposite end by a spiral bit, N, working in an ear, R, attached to the end of the strip D, as shown. In both constructions the spiral spring and spiral bit are at their rear ends secured in bearing-blocks formed on or attached to the upper portion of the apron, as before described.

The strip D and apron H having been connected together by passing the screw L through the eye depending from the strip D and through the spiral spring to and into the block K, and the outer end of the spiral bit inserted within its spiral box, the strip is connected to the outer face of the bottom of the door by screws or other suitable devices. "When the door is open, the spring A is in an extended position,and will force and hold the apron H up, with its flange J, in a horizontal or nearly horizontal position and extend the same and the outer end of the spiral bit N toward the rear or hinged side of the door and beyond the rear end of the strip D, attached to the door, the retraction of the spring forcing the outer end of the spiral bit through and beyond its box. As the bit thus turns within its box,it draws around with it and automatically raises the flange to a horizontal position. Then when the door is closed the outwardly-projecting end of the spiral bit impinges against the head of the screw or stud O,projecting outwardly from the face of that portion of the doorjamb or frame to which the door is hinged, and is forced inwardly by said screw or stud, which causes the bit to turn around and downwardly, and thus project downwardly and laterally the flange J of the apron onto or over the sill of thedoor, and thus entirely cover the space between the sill and the bottom of the door, and form an effectual weatherguard. It will thus be seen that the impact of the projecting end of the spiral bit with the pin or stud on the rear of the door-frame imparts a downward and lateral motion to the apron, while upon the door being opened and the pressure upon the bit and spring released the spring will retract and draw back the bit and impart a lateral upward motion to the apron.

Various modifications of the arrangement herein shown and described can be readily made without departing from the nature of our invention. For instance,the screw or stud O, which is adjustable as to its length. of projection from the frame, to adapt it to operate upon bits of different lengths,can be attached to the side of the frame opposite to that shown in the drawings, and the positions of the spiral spring and screw-bit reversed; or the weather-strip can be applied in sections to folding doors or two of such strips attached thereto, in which event either each side of the framing would be provided with a screw or stud, O, and a screw-bit would project from each end; or where there is a vertical strip between the doors a screw or stud, 0, might be attached thereto so as to project therefrom,so as to impinge against ascrew-bit projecting from a strip attached to each door; or a strip and apron, such as described and shown herein, may be attached to each folding door, with a bit, N, projecting beyond the inner edge thereof, in order that upon the doors being folded together the respective bits will impinge the one against the other,and thus force the apron laterally and downwardly. The weather-strip can also be applied to the bottoms of sliding doors, in which event that part of the frame with which the front edge of the door comes in contact would be provided with a screw or stud, 0, against which, upon the door beingslid shut, the projecting spiral bit would impinge, and thus cause the throw downward and laterally of the apron H.

We have not thought it necessary to illustrate such manifest applications of our invention, as such uses thereof are readily apparent. Similarly, the screw or stud C may be dispensed with, if desired, in which event the spiral bit would be made of sufficient length to project far enough beyond the door to impinge directly against the doonframe or against a flat plate attached thereto.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- 1. Aweather-strip having a strip or plate adapted to be attached to a door, an apron hinged to said strip or plate, a spiral spring connected to one end of said apron, and a spiral bit connected to the other end thereof so as to project therefrom, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A weather-stri p having a top plate of strip adapted at its upper portion to be connected to a door and having a curved lower portion, an apron having an upper curved. portion adapted to rest and reciprocate within the lower curved portion of the upper. strip, a springconnection connecting the strip and apron at or near one end, and a spiral bit and spirally-bored box or nut connecting the opposite ends of the strip and apron, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the strip D, having at or near one end a depending eye or book,

G,and at its opposite end a spirally-bored box or nut, G, and the apron H, having near one end a spring, A, adapted to impinge against the eye G, and at or near the other end a spiral bit having guide-bearings Within and projecting from the spirally-bored box G,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

. 4. The combination, with a door-frame, B, having on its inner face an outwardly-pro- IO jecting screw or stud, G, of a weather-strip composed of two plates hinged together at or near their respective ends by a spiral spring and a spiral bit, each having suitably-shaped bearings connected with the lower member of the strip, the outer end of said spiral bit pro- 15 jecting outward beyond its bearing, to adapt it to impinge with the screw or stud 0 upon the door being closed, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE SHILLING, SR. JESSE SHILLING, J R. Witnesses:

C. N. BURNS, G. T. THOMAS. 

